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The Florida Department of Children and Families this week launched a new platform for government assistance programs sparking concern that some of Florida's poorest residents may have trouble applying for or renewing benefits.
Residents reported problems accessing the new system on the Florida Department of Children and Families’ Facebook page.
The proposal comes as more than 11% of Floridians lack health insurance.

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  1. An architect's rendering of the $510 million TGH Surgical, Neuroscience & Transplant Pavilion planned for Tampa General Hospital's main campus on Davis Islands.
  2. Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, left, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Sept. 27, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
  3. The Florida Department of Children and Families this week launched a new platform for government assistance programs sparking concern that some of Florida's poorest residents may have trouble applying for or renewing benefits.
  4. Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, who is now Senate president, smiles as she stands on the dais during a legislative session at the Florida State Capitol, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Tallahassee.
  5. Tampa police Chief Lee Bercaw, Hillsborough State Attorney Suzy Lopez and the family of Harrison Boonstoppel discuss the arrest of a second suspected shooter in connection with a gunfight that took place in the 1600 block of East Seventh Avenue in Ybor City on Oct. 29, killing Boonstoppel and a 14-year-old boy.
  6. Victor McCleskey of New Port Richey preaches while a reflector and an umbrella are used to shield patients outside the Bread and Roses Woman's Health Center in Clearwater.
  7. Chris Evans, left, Andy Garcia, center, and Emily Blunt starred in "Pain Hustlers," a movie based on the story of Insys Therapeutics, whose CEO and president, John Kapoor, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for racketeering charges in 2020. Tampa pain management doctor Edward Lubin was one of those who participated in the scheme, according to a Department of Justice news release.
  8. Nicole Gossett holds a photograph of her professional wrestling grandfather, Eddie Gossett, beating on another wrestler as her wrestling father, Mike Gossett, stands on the ring apron.
  9. The South Pasadena house purchased by Joseph Ladapo and his wife sits on a more than 7,000-square-foot lot. The sale was handled by SEASALT Properties.
  10. California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Friday, March 24, 2023, at a farm in Dunnigan.
  11. Nurses chant while holding signs during a rally outside of HCA’s West Florida Division Office Thursday in Tampa.
  12. Jimmy Buffett performed at Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on June 6, 2017.
  13. Barbara Walker revels in the aroma of Nina’s Wood Fired Pizza while on a smelling adventure at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival in March in Dade City. After decades without a sense of smell, she has devoted herself to trying to train her ability back.
  14. A publicity image for the "A Drag Queen Christmas" show.
  15. Broward Schools Superintendent Peter Licata.
  16. Medical Assistant Cassandra Ross prepares Natalie Rosales, 7, to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, while Nurse Jordan Dierksheide holds her arm during a vaccination event hosted by Enterprising Latinas at Wimauma Opportunity Center in Wimauma on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. Vacancy rates for hospital RNs have dropped from 21% in 2022 to 13% in 2023, and turnover dropped from 32% to 20% over the same period.
  17. Volunteer Rose Munoz sorts through items at Feeding Tampa Bay Tuesday in Tampa.
  18. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
  19. A sinkhole recently opened under a wastewater treatment pond at Busch Gardens, dumping an estimated 2.5 million gallons of treated wastewater.
  20. Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami.
  21. An aerial drone view of the Gulf of Mexico looking west west from the beach on Treasure Island Beach on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 in Pinellas County.
  22. Gov. Ron DeSantis did initially champion COVID-19 vaccines, especially for Florida’s older adults. That changed in 2021, when DeSantis appointed Joseph Ladapo as his next surgeon general.
  23. Maya Kowalski smiles at her attorneys after a jury awarded the Kowalski family more than $261 million in damages against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. Attorneys from the hospital this week filed a motion seeking a retrial based on alleged misconduct by a juror.
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